HENDERSON COUNTIANS IN EARLY CARROLL COUNTY LAND RECORDS

Jonathan Kennon Thompson Smith

Mr. Jonathan Kennon Thompson Smith of Jackson has published seven
genealogical miscellanies for Henderson County. He wishes to share this
information as widely as possible and has granted permission for these web
pages to be created. We thank Mr. Smith for his generosity.
Copyright, Jonathan K. T. Smith, 2001

pages 160-165. December 12, 1823, DANIEL GILLASPIE, Maury Co., Tenn. sold to
ROBERT WILSON, Henderson Co., Tenn., 164 acres on Clear Creek, a north branch
of the south fork of Obion River in Surveyors District 12, Range 3, Section 5,
for $579. Witnesses E. GWIN, R. E. C. DOUGHARTY. Registered February 20,
1824.

page 305. March 16, 1825, SOLOMON ROZELL, Henderson Co., Tenn. sold to
ROBERT ARMOUR, Carroll Co., Tenn., 371/2 acres on the waters of Sandy River in
Surveyors District 12, Range 4, Section 1. Witnesses JOHN C. SMITH, DAVID
CARTER (he signed with an x). Registered October 25, 1825.

pages 321-322. July 26, 1824, THOMAS HUNT, Granville Co., N. C. sold to JOHN
W. PHILPOTT, Henderson Co., Tenn., 300 acres on the west side of Sandy River in
Surveyors District 12, Range 6, Section 3, for $l000. Witnesses JOHN PERKINS,
JAMES HICKS. Registered September 14, 1826.

page 15. Land Grant #15685 to SAMUEL MOORE, September 6, 182l, State of
Tennessee, for 2001/4 acres in Surveyors District 12, on Rutherford Fork of
Obion River; Carroll Co., entered September 22, 1820;surveyed February 22,
1821. WILLIAM CARROLL, Governor.

page 46. September 15, 1825, JOHN W. PHILPOTT, Henderson Co., Tenn. sold to
JAMES WRIGHT, Henderson Co., Tenn. for "love and affection" for him and a
consideration of 50 ¢, 100 acres on the waters of the south fork of Obion
River in Surveyors District 12, Range 2, Section 3. Witnesses EDWARD PHILPOTT,
JOHN McKERNAN. Reg. July 15, 1828.

pages 196-198. NIMROD MURPHREE, Henderson Co., Tenn. sold to SOLOMON WEST, a
town lot in Lexington whereon Murphree lived on the west side of the public
square adjoining JOHN McCLURE's lot; 400 acres in Humphreys Co., Tenn., a slave
woman, Chain and other personalty; a trust deed. MURPHREE owed $2090, due
January 15, 1828 and $248 due on July 15, 1828. WEST was to sell for MURPHREE
this property and anything above what the debt was would go to WEST. Witnesses
GEORGE R. WEST, H. LEDBETTER. Registered September 20, 1829.

pages 369-370. December 16, 1825, JAMES McEWIN, Henderson Co., Tenn. sold to
STERLING BARROW, Carroll Co., Tenn., land for $100 in Surveyors District 12.
Witnesses JAMES BARROW, SAM'L. WOOLDRIDGE. Registered November 16, 1830.

pages 541-542. August 11, 1831, RICHARD BENSON of Robertson Co., Tenn.,
JOSEPH T. BENSON, Carroll Co., Tenn., THOMAS JONES and wife, AMELIA JONES of
Carroll Co., Tenn., JONATHAN BELL and wife, MARY BELL of Carroll Co., Tenn.,
heirs of WILLIAM BENSON, SR. sold to WILLIAM BENSON, JR., Robertson Co., Tenn.,
for $84, their interest in tract of land in Robertson Co. "where WILLIAM
BENSON, SNR. last lived and where he departed this life", 340 acres and an
additional 2 acres, except for 100 sold out of same by WILLIAM BENSON, SR. and
100 acres sold by the same during his life-time. Witnesses F. J. COOK, W. L.
BELL. Registered May 10, 1832.

pages 46-47. March 10, 1831, JOHN C. McLEMORE, Davidson Co., Tenn. gave
power of attorney to JOHN R. HOWARD to sell his lands in several west Tennessee
counties, including Henderson County. Witnesses THOMAS WASHINGTON, J. G.
MARTIN. Registered February 23, 1833.

pages 233-234. September 17, 1834, JOHN ROARK, Henderson Co., Tenn. conveyed
in trust to ROBERT LONG, BARNET ROARK, Henderson Co., Tenn., as they vent
security for him on a loan and in a case in the circuit court of Henderson Co.,
Roark had to pay the debt. If his property, 500 acres in Surveyors District 12,
Range 1, Section 4, had to be sold to meet his debt it vas to be done so that
these men would not be held liable for the debt. Witnesses M. CROSS, W. S.
WISDOM. Reg. October 23, 1834.

pages 263-264. January 3, 1835, WILLIAM H. BURTON, Henderson Co., Tenn. sold
to HUGH BRADFORD, Carroll Co., Tenn., as a deed of trust for $186.66; if debt
not paid land was to be Bradford's; to be sold by WILLIAM TAYLOR to secure debt
to Bradford. Witnesses ROBERT JAMISON, WILSON NESBITT, W. P. CRAVEN, SAMUEL
JAMISON. Reg. Jan. 16, 1835.

pages 330-331. March 5, 1835, JOHN WOODS, Henderson Co., Tenn., LEVI S.
WOODS and WILLIAM W. HERRON, both of Carroll Co., Tenn., executors of WILLIAM
WOODS' estate, sold to JONATHAN CARTER son of JOHN CARTER, decd., about 551/2
acres in Surveyors District 12, Range 3, Section l, beginning "one mile south
from the northeast corner of the second range and said section" for $350.
Witnesses ANDREW NEELY, J. H. ALEXANDER. Registered June 24, 1835.

page 141. July 13, 1837, JOHN PARKER, Henderson Co., Tenn. sold to WILLIAM
JOBES, lot 14 in Huntingdon, Tennessee at the southeast corner on east side of
public square. Witnesses EDWARD GWIN, B. C. TOTTEN. Registered July 19,
1837.

pages 160-161. July 12, 1836, JOHN PURDY, JOHN T. HARMON, WILLIAM M.
HOSKINS, CHRISTOPHER H. WILLIAMS, all of Henderson Co., Tenn., trustees of the
LEXINGTON ACADEMY LOTTERY, sold to DAVID MARSHALL lot 16 in McLemoresville,
Tenn. for $500. No witnesses listed. Registered September 8, 1837.

page 222. December 13, 1834, JOHN PARKER, Henderson Co., Tenn. sold to JOHN
DALTON, 200 acres on the west prong of Beaver Creek, Carroll Co., for $567.
Witnesses GEORGE H. MATTOX, GIBSON TRAWIG (signed with an x). Registered March
7, 1838.

CARROLL COUNTY, TENNESSEE

That part of Surveyor District 12 showing areas involved in the Henderson
Countians' land records.

"Map of Tennessee" by Matthew Rhea, Philadelphia, 1832

Note Range 1, Section 1 is the southwestern corner
of Carroll County. Sections increase to the north, ranges increase to the
east.--DD

Return to Table of Contents for A Genealogical Miscellany Henderson County
Tennessee